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France faces its worst wildfire crisis since World War II, with over 85 firefighters injured battling massive blazes. The Gironde department has seen 220,000 people evacuated and 42,000 hectares engulfed in flames.
Wildfires have consumed 1,700 hectares across southeastern France's Var department, forcing hundreds to flee their homes and leaving 2,300 households without electricity amid an unprecedented summer heat wave.
France battled two major wildfires that consumed more than 1,300 hectares of historic forest south of Paris. Police arrested two suspects in connection with suspected arson as firefighting efforts continued.